poor, poor kitten

This morning I had to work so I got up and packed a suitcase for the kids to go to moms since Scott worked all night. I also laid out clothes for them.

When Scott woke up he asked me where Brooke's clothes were. I said I laid them on the stairs but apparently they had been moved (Brooke woke up before Scott). He went searching and decided maybe she put them in the suitcase. Scott opened the suitcase and there were her clothes along w/ Beauty (new cat).

Yep, apparently Brooke planned on taking Beauty w/ her to moms.

I guess when we go to Disney World we will have to double check that Beauty is in the house and not a suitcase before we leave.

stories

Brooke is into telling stories, real stories not lies (ok, lies too).

Tonight she was telling Scott stories and in every one of them someone died.

So it was Scott's turn. He told a story about a medium girl who went to gymnastics (they were on their way to gymnastics) and did everything her teacher told her to.

But that wasn't good enough for Brooke. She told Scott that he forgot the part about the medium girl and the baby not listening and getting sent upstairs. At the end a dragon comes in and "dies them."

Nice huh?

no kidding

Yesterday I was telling Brooke to pick something up off the floor. She shook her head no at me and took off up the stairs. Scott went after her. He brought her back down and said to her, "When your mommy tells you to do something you have to listen."

Brooke's response- "I never do what I am suppose to."

Yea, no kidding.

prayer

Brooke's prayer last night:

Dear God, I love you so much. I wish I could come and stay w/ you so much. But I can't because I live at my house. Amen.

Cat Scratch Fever (or this could be called 'Cajones'

Fact: We have a new cat. Fact: Cats scratch.

We have not had the kitten declawed yet. So if she gets stressed or scared or even is just playing her claws come out. They are small but can definitely still hurt.

Hunter knows this so he, being him, barely picks Beauty up. He will pet her but he is quick to get away if he thinks her claws may be out.

So what about Brooke? She has cajones (is that even spelled right?). She carries that poor little cat around like its a doll. Sometimes its even upside down. She will even pick it up by its neck and grab its tail.

Max and Beauty are still trying to get use to each other. If Max gets too close Beauty will arch her back and hiss and if you are holding her you usually get scratched. Brooke will carry Beauty right up to Max's face to see what they will do.

Today Brooke had been playing w/ Beauty and it was time for a shower. She wasn't wearing a shirt and when I got close to her I saw that she was covered in scratches. No kidding, both arms and hands were covered. She had scratches on her chest and back and even her face. She didn't complain about it once. She hasn't stopped anything either. That girl is tough.

girls

Last night I was watching the Friends episode where Rachel said she got drunk in college and made out w/ her friend (Winona Ryder).

When it came to the part where she kissed her outside the restaurant we heard Hunter say "eeww.. gross." Scott kinda laughed and I said what did you say. Hunter answered "2 girls kissing, that's gross."

In 20 years when he likes the idea of 2 girls kissing (because all men do) I am going to remind him of this.

christmas program

There is no way I will be able to do this justice but I am going to try.

Yesterday was our church's kids Christmas program. My kids are something else.

Brooke's group went first. She paid some attention in the beginning then she started picking something up off the bleachers (turned out to be glitter of some sort). What was funniest is she wasn't really singing until she saw me. Then, man oh man, she straightened up and started singing and doing the motions. I'm not sure if she new she needed to do what she was suppose to or she just needed affirmation that she was getting attention and that made her want to perform.

Hunter was, well...Hunter. He started out singing and doing the motions but it just went down hill from there. He started dancing then at one point he just stopped doing anything and was in his own little world. Then next thing we knew he was picking at the air. Apparently there were dust mites in the air. They had a smoke machine and went it started it must have smelled really bad. He was making faces and waving his hand in front of his nose. He even put his hands up and then would just let his hand fall forward.

Ok, I just can't do it justice. I soooo wish we had video. We were laughing so hard we were crying. Just trust me.

Not today

Well, yesterday i was thinking I hadn't blogged in a while and I needed something to blog about. I thought about how much I love kindergartners. Its one of my favorite ages. So I thought maybe I'd write about that.

Yea, NOT TODAY!

I woke Hunter up like every other morning. I got him breakfast and we went down to the basement. It all went down hill from there. When I told him to brush his teeth he wanted carried (A whopping 30ft), then he wanted to sit down while he brushed his teeth and I wouldn't let him. I'm not really sure what happened between then and going upstairs (I must have blocked it out) but by the time we made it upstairs he was crying and laying on the floor. I finally got his shoes on and everyone out the door but he was mad I wouldn't carry him.

He got upset in the van because I wouldn't put his umbrella in his backpack for him. He kept kicking my seat over and over. When I would turn around and say something to him he would plug his ears (where did he learn that). If it wasn't so cold I would have pulled over and spanked him but no punishment is worth getting out in this weather. Hunter even called me a mean mommy at one point. That doesn't work on me though cuz I see it as a compliment. He calmed down by school since I told him he wasn't going to his gymnastics Christmas party unless he earned it back.

In his defense he hasn't been sleeping well so he's tired and he doesn't feel very good. However, it kinda left a bad taste in my mouth about writing about how much this is my favorite age.

I did good though. No yelling, I talked forcefully but didn't raise my voice. Mostly because I was fighting laughing.

Oh, I forgot the funniest part. When he wouldn't walk to the garage because he wanted carried. Broooke said "Mommy, I'm strong. I will carry my brother." She tried too but he would have nothing to do w/ it. She probably could have.

my children

#1- Hunter is going around saying he got bit by bed bugs- twice! Ok, I am not the best cleaner but he doesn't have bed bugs.

#2- Brooke was throwing a fit at bedtime because she wanted Beauty (new cat) to sleep in her bed. My rule has been that I will put the cat in the kids beds after they fall asleep (otherwise they won't go to sleep). She cried enough that I let her have Beauty. Honestly, I didn't think Beauty would stay in her bed because Brooke holds on to her pretty tight.

Here's the kicker. About 10min later, Brooke came downstairs saying she wanted Beauty out of her room because Beauty was keeping her awake. She is something else.

cat

I am allergic to cats. I have gotten use to my cat so I kinda forgot. This new kitten has got my allergies goin all over again.

The other day I was talking about it and jokingly told Brooke we might have to get rid of the kitten cuz of my allergies. I then added "Or I might have move out." Well, can you guess the end of this story?

Yep, Brooke now asks me about once a day when I am moving out. Shes not upset about it either. This morning Brooke asked if we could keep Beauty forever. I said sure, we can keep her forever. Then she said "So then when are you moving out?"

Yep, I feel loved.